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Function and regulation of cullin–RING ubiquitin ligases

Petroski, Matthew D., Deshaies, Raymond J.·2005·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Abstract

Cullin-RING complexes comprise the largest known class of ubiquitin ligases. Owing to the great diversity of their substrate-receptor subunits, it is possible that there are hundreds of distinct cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases in eukaryotic cells, which establishes these enzymes as key mediators of post-translational protein regulation. In this review, we focus on the composition, regulation and function of cullin-RING ligases, and describe how these enzymes can be characterized by a set of general principles.

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Authors
Petroski, M. D., & Deshaies, R. J.
Affiliations
California Institute of Technology (US)
Venue
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Published
2005-01
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
9-20
ISSN
  • 1471-0072 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0080
OpenAlex
W1988031203
Cited by
2,148
References
140
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FWCI
8.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
Keywords
cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases, E3 ubiquitin ligase, ubiquitination, substrate receptor, protein degradation
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Ubiquitin, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Cullin Proteins

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